AlienVault Unified Security Management nfcapd Process_ipfix_template_withdraw Heap-based Buffer Overflow Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of AlienVault Unified Security Management. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within nfcapd's Processipfixtemplatewithdraw function. The issue resul...

AlienVault Unified Security Management get_directive_kdb directive_id SQL Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of AlienVault Unified Security Management. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists when handling getdirectivekdb.php requests. The vulnerability is cause...

AlienVault Unified Security Management Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges to root on vulnerable installations of AlienVault Unified Security Management. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the configuration of the server and database. A local...

Code injection

The Framework Daemon in AlienVault Unified Security Management before 4.15 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary Python code via a crafted plugin configuration file .cfg...

AlienVault Releases Intrusion Detection Systems (IDS) Best Practices

Network security practitioners rely heavily on intrusion detection systems IDS to identify malicious activity on their networks by examining network traffic in real time. IDS are available in Network NIDS and Host HIDS forms, as well as for Wireless WIDS. Host IDS is installed via an agent on the...

Microsoft Internet Explorer CVE-2014-1805 Remote Memory Corruption Vulnerability

Description Microsoft Internet Explorer is prone to a remote memory-corruption vulnerability. Successfully exploiting this issue may allow attackers to execute arbitrary code in the context of the application. Failed exploit attempts will result in denial-of-service conditions. Internet explorer ...